The twentieth term Majlis elections under a two party system took place on Aug, 17, 1960. Manouchehr Eghbal, the Melliun Party leader was in charge of running the elections against Mardom Party leaded by Asadollah Alam. Some of the outlawed National Front party figures such as Dr. Ali Amini and Jafa... Read Full Article:

Iran Air Flight 277 was a passenger flight which crashed near Urmia Airport, West Azarbaijan province, Iran, on January 9, 2011. 77 of the 105 aboard died. The aircraft involved, a Boeing 727-286 Advanced, was operating Iran Air's scheduled domestic service from Mehrabad International Airport, Tehra... Read Full Article: